Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ferris State University · Athletics
Big Rapids, MI · Town · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Bulldogs · Website ↗
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15
Programs on the site
of the sports Ferris sponsors
547
Roster spots
$10M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$3M
Athletic aid
$1.2M women's · $1.9M men's
$54k
Recruiting spend
$15k women's · $39k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 6 | $610k | $19,053 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $786k | $41,369 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $649k | $49,919 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 143 | — | 7 | $3.1M | $21,828 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $177k | $16,095 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $234k | $21,253 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Central Collegiate Hockey Assn | 30 | 4 over | 3 | $2.1M | $68,393 | 979 | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 2 | $517k | $23,522 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $232k | $23,156 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $221k | $22,148 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 123 | — | 3 | $247k | $2,009 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 103 | — | 3 | $245k | $2,380 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 2 | $1M | $50,879 | — |
The department
- Athletics directorSteve Brockelbank
- Sports informationRob Bentley
- NicknameBulldogs
- NCAA member since9/1/1975
- Primary conferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Athletics siteferrisstatebulldogs.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$5,467 $1.2M across 211 spots
- Men's teams$5,638 $1.9M across 336 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#17HC pay, men'sof 295 · Division II#23Per athleteof 297 · Division II#28Department spendingof 297 · Division II#30Department revenueof 297 · Division II#45Assistant pay, men'sof 295 · Division II
Among Division II schools; every list Ferris State University is on.
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